Description

ABBEY CLOSE 1. 1625 Premises occupied by Bartlett and Son, Solicitors ST 6316 1/10 28.11.50. II GV 2. Three cottages, probably C17 or even earlier in origin but have been much re-built and altered. Three 2-storey stone rubble fronts. That to the South is a 2-storey 2-window Cottage front adjoining the Almshouses (Map No 1/2). Two upper casements retain lead glazing. Central building has gable end to Close with C18 3-light sash window to ground floor and paired sash with altered glazing barsabove. It is connected to the building on the North by a stone wall in which is a doorway with 3-centred head. This last building has a plain tile roof and a paired sash window to each floor. Central cottage also with plaintile roof and South cottage with stone slate roof.

All the listed buildings in Abbey Close form a group with the east end of No 1 Finger Lane.

Listing NGR: ST6374516435

External Links

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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